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Uxbridge, Greater London

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous January.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 209 companies were registered in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)UxbridgeUK
    2012209131,491
    2011181116,391
    % change15.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (209) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Uxbridge when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012746075
    New companies in 2011555769
    % change34.5%5.3%8.7%
    Record Year2012 (74)2012 (60)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)UxbridgeUK
    20128667,576
    20119690,987
    % change-10.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2004 (142) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012263228
    Closed companies in 2011333726
    % change-21.2%-13.5%8%
    Record Year2008 (48)2004 (90)2009 (99)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Uxbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 123 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)UxbridgeUK
    201212363,915
    20118525,404
    Record Year 2012 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous March.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Uxbridge when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012482847
    Net growth in 2011222043
    Record Year2012 (48)2009 (29)2012 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Uxbridge formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Uxbridge
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change15.4%-9.9%1.6%
    Record Year1966 (0.9%)1965 (0.7%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Uxbridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    20.3% of all director appointments in Uxbridge in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.27%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    LONDON1.01%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.01%PROPERTY2.37%
    IT0.84%TRADING2.07%
    MEDIA0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.84%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CLEANING0.84%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    GLOBAL0.76%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PROPERTY0.76%BUSINESS1.73%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CAR0.59%LONDON1.66%
    WINE0.59%J1.54%
    CADBURY0.59%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%GLOBAL1.50%
    FOOD0.50%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%CARE1.34%
    HOLDINGS0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SCHOOL0.50%M1.27%
    TRANSPORT0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    UXBRIDGE0.42%ENERGY1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%S1.20%
    BUILDING0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied338216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5352,735
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4114,303
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3213,637
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2935,233
    74990 - Non-trading company249,729
    9999 - Dormant Company2418,617
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,084
    62090 - Other information technology service activities158,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply156,934
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1512,113
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering135,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,892
    9305 - Other service activities128,818
    70100 - Activities of head offices102,746
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings93,052
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,781
    7499 - Non-trading company99,102

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931898 RM PROMO LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07934076 HOUSE BEAUTY LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934409 IQRA ENT. LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07939247 NEW-U CLINIC LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07939280 GIOVY LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07953819 THE BARGE STUDIO LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07954550 FITTERS AND PORTERS LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07954730 AGP INTERACTIVE LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07954956 TOTALL LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07955912 XTRANET-SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07964051 SHENG XIANG LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07937390 COACHANDGO LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07945957 APPELLA CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07953754 POD HAULAGE LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07961110 1ST CHOICE MEDICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07967119 VISUAL COMPRO LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07931093 BLUEBERRY PROMOTIONS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07932429 MIDDLESEX WINES LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07955509 HAT MASTER LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07956186 FAYGOZ UK LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07958116 PHOTONICWERX LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07961256 GETXPOSURE LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07961622 GCH (TUDORS) LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07969441 JEER ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969670 JEER MEDICOLEGAL REPORTING LIMITED 29 Feb 2012